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president obama and republican house speaker john boehner sitting down for a private meeting. we can tell you the meeting apparently the latest effort to keep us all from going over what some analysts predict would be another recession, triggeri triggering events the fiscal cliff. is tax hikes and deep spending cuts january 1st if law makes can't come up with an alternative. no word if any progress was made. both men issuing statements about the talks, saying the lines of communication remain open. and police in london are owning up to authorities in awes as as the investigation deepens into an of radio station's hoax call made to the hospital. and made by these two. and they managed to dupe a nurse into giving out personal, private information and that nurse, by the way, may have committed suicide. so far police have not exactly linked her death to the prank and now for the time being, we're hearing from members of her family. >> and i'll really miss her a lot. she was a good sister-in-law, i can't forget her, she was so good. >> harris: family members talking to the media to
president obama and republican house speaker john boehner sitting down for a private meeting. we can tell you the meeting apparently the latest effort to keep us all from going over what some analysts predict would be another recession, triggeri triggering events the fiscal cliff. is tax hikes and deep spending cuts january 1st if law makes can't come up with an alternative. no word if any progress was made. both men issuing statements about the talks, saying the lines of communication remain...
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the problems that we had last legislative session are not john boehner's fault. first thing we need to do is look in the mirror and make sure we're doing what we're supposed to be doing and understand the reality. we have 1/2 of1/3 of government. >> the speaker says, you know, of i grew up in a large family and had my frustration trying to come to decisions within the if a manically and my goodness, there are 242 of us in this family and my job is to listen to members to make decisions how we move forward and get everybody on the same page and go. it's not easy and it's back to work this week on wednesday, the majority leader eric cantor's office says the house will vote on their resolution of disapproval of the president's request to raise the debt limit. harris. >> harris: peter, thank you. tebow mania, officially over at least for this nfl season. it leaves some fans saying don't go, tebow! and others shouting for the other man you see on the screen, tom brady, is that his real hair? sports on sunday next. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for
the problems that we had last legislative session are not john boehner's fault. first thing we need to do is look in the mirror and make sure we're doing what we're supposed to be doing and understand the reality. we have 1/2 of1/3 of government. >> the speaker says, you know, of i grew up in a large family and had my frustration trying to come to decisions within the if a manically and my goodness, there are 242 of us in this family and my job is to listen to members to make decisions...
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house speaker john boehner rejecting the proposal and calling talks a waste of time and treasury secretary timothy geithner standing firm saying there will be no deal without raising taxes for top earners. a new and unusual storm system bringing inches of rain and strong winds to northern california and parts of the pacific northwest. today's round predicted to be the worst of series that have come already, bringing flooding problems in several areas, but there is more rain to come. the taliban targeting a joint u.s.-afghan base killing at least five afghans. and the gun battled lasted two hours, no americans were hurt in the attack. new developments tonight for america's strongest ally and friend in the middle east, israel. it follows last week's decision by the united nations general assembly to upgrade the palestinian status from observer entity to non-member state, a move both israel and the u.s. voted against. today, israel announcing a decision of its own, the palestinians consider retaliation for their victory. david lee miller has now more from jerusalem. >> harris, only days after
house speaker john boehner rejecting the proposal and calling talks a waste of time and treasury secretary timothy geithner standing firm saying there will be no deal without raising taxes for top earners. a new and unusual storm system bringing inches of rain and strong winds to northern california and parts of the pacific northwest. today's round predicted to be the worst of series that have come already, bringing flooding problems in several areas, but there is more rain to come. the taliban...
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john boehner was renominated to continue to serve as speaker of the house. there was not any controversy there. and with republicans in the majority, it's expected to be made official by a full house vote. there was some buzz about whether nancy pelosi would continue on as the top house democrat, which she told us today. >> my colleagues made it very clear and in fact i think they must have coordinated with each other because their message was clear, don't even think of leaving. >> if the next congress is anything like this congress, you can expect plenty of boehner vs. pelosi battle, shep. >> shepard: mike emanuel at the retundra, thanks. now the storm aftermath. the long road to recovery continues after historic storm sandy. we have details now on the legal battle over the power outages that have lasted more than two weeks in some cases. plus, you will hear a top u.s. official threaten to punch out a reporter. you will probably like this. they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a ba
john boehner was renominated to continue to serve as speaker of the house. there was not any controversy there. and with republicans in the majority, it's expected to be made official by a full house vote. there was some buzz about whether nancy pelosi would continue on as the top house democrat, which she told us today. >> my colleagues made it very clear and in fact i think they must have coordinated with each other because their message was clear, don't even think of leaving. >>...
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john boehner is turning around and trying to say look it's not about tax increases. it's about protecting tax cuts. take a listen. >> the president will have a decision to make he can call on senate democrats to pass that bill or be responsible for the largest texas increase in american history. >> the bottom line as you know and we have known through the this entire debate if they don't get a big deal, all of the bush tax rates will be expiring so basically everyone's taxes will be expiring and will go up. if the congress and the president do nothing. i'm told new information late this afternoon. some business leaders came in here to the white house. treasury secretary geithner and other. geithner and others said in private. if there is not a deal they think there is going to be major market. shep? >> shepard: state department officials failed to protect the u.s. outpost in benghazi before that attack that killed four americans. a blistering report from an independent investigation is now out today there is word three top officials may pay the price for it and some
john boehner is turning around and trying to say look it's not about tax increases. it's about protecting tax cuts. take a listen. >> the president will have a decision to make he can call on senate democrats to pass that bill or be responsible for the largest texas increase in american history. >> the bottom line as you know and we have known through the this entire debate if they don't get a big deal, all of the bush tax rates will be expiring so basically everyone's taxes will be...
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footing. >> harris: a spokesman for john boehner fired back "senator reid should talk less and legislate more." and senate minority leader mcconnell saying we should have worked all this out months ago. >> and republicans aren't about to write a blank check or anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> harris: tonight, that is exactly where we stand. at the edge of a cliff throwing blame for how you we got here. a lot of finger pointing and no answers as i said and just days remaining until tax increases and spending cuts all kick in and we all feel the pain. mike emanuel live with the news for us tonight on capitol hill. top democrats seem to be suggesting they cannot cut a deal without republican help. >> well, harris, that is right. and so they are asking what it will take to at least get some republican support. they say time is so critical. they cannot just roll out new legislation only to have the republicans reject it. we know president obama called the top four congressional leaders last night on his way back from hawaii. tom
footing. >> harris: a spokesman for john boehner fired back "senator reid should talk less and legislate more." and senate minority leader mcconnell saying we should have worked all this out months ago. >> and republicans aren't about to write a blank check or anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> harris: tonight, that is exactly where we stand. at the edge of a cliff throwing blame for how you we got here....
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at least publicly john boehner is not sounding confident. >> he is not. he was very pessimistic and came out and told reporters is he still frustrated that president obama has not responded with some sort of a counter proposal to the republic debt plan that was put on the table. he basically is saying that these talks are still going nowhere. this isn't a progress report because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs. the white house has wasted another week. >> one sign of optimism is when he was pressed by a reporter about tax rates, he seemed to leave the door open about some flexibility of negotiating with the white house. vice president biden said while rates have to go up it's negotiable what exact rate it is. whether it goes all the way up to the top rate to 39.6 like the clinton days. it seems like there is wiggle room on both sides. that may be where we get a deal if these two sides get together next week, shep. >> shepard: u.s. officials say the syrian regime has begun
at least publicly john boehner is not sounding confident. >> he is not. he was very pessimistic and came out and told reporters is he still frustrated that president obama has not responded with some sort of a counter proposal to the republic debt plan that was put on the table. he basically is saying that these talks are still going nowhere. this isn't a progress report because there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and...
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john boehner is pushing what he's now calling plan b. plan b to keep us from plunging off the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner is offering to let tax cuts he can fire for people who make more than $1 million or actually for all income above $1 million. president obama has been demanding rate hikes on incomes above 250,000. now he's upped that to 400 grand. why the white house says plan b makes no sense. of course, if they don't agree on something, which most think they will, tax cuts will expire for everybody two weeks from today. it's the top story on the bottom of the hour and ed henry is on it live from the white house. time is running out. that's clear. plan b? >> that's right, shep. so bottom line is john boehner says he's borrowing this idea from democrats. nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, various democrats over the last couple of years have said the threshold should be raising taxes on incomes of a million dollars or more per year. so john boehner is saying let's go back to that. he thinks that would be the fair way to do it. and he beli
john boehner is pushing what he's now calling plan b. plan b to keep us from plunging off the fiscal cliff. speaker boehner is offering to let tax cuts he can fire for people who make more than $1 million or actually for all income above $1 million. president obama has been demanding rate hikes on incomes above 250,000. now he's upped that to 400 grand. why the white house says plan b makes no sense. of course, if they don't agree on something, which most think they will, tax cuts will expire...
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we heard that today from house speaker john boehner. we also heard that other key republic members. one member of that committee that voted holder in contempt who worked as a federal prosecutor for six years says on fast and furious, it is time for answers. >> this is not a political exercise to me. it's respect for the rule of law. it's the criminal justice system. if we can't rise above politics, here is the other thing, bill, if this were a republic attorney general, he still needs to give us the documents. >> the republics still want to see the paperwork. we are told the house is going to vote on this next week. the final precise day has not yet been announced. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel on capitol hill. the next big pot dealer might be a federal government. not ours. the government of uruguay. that country's administration is pushing a plan now to let the government sell marijuana. it's apparently aimed at cutting violence and taking profits away from street dealers. uruguay reportedly plans to put the proceeds from sales into rehabilitation programs for drug users. if the
we heard that today from house speaker john boehner. we also heard that other key republic members. one member of that committee that voted holder in contempt who worked as a federal prosecutor for six years says on fast and furious, it is time for answers. >> this is not a political exercise to me. it's respect for the rule of law. it's the criminal justice system. if we can't rise above politics, here is the other thing, bill, if this were a republic attorney general, he still needs to...
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john boehner said no way. there has to be spending cuts to show that washington is getting its business and its fiscal house in order here. the president said no way. and his spokesman jay carney basically said we are at a stand still. take a listen. >> the president's point was we should not hold the full faith and credit of the united states hostage to one party's political agenda. john boehner has perhaps really ratcheted this up by claiming the president has lacked courage in not making the tough decisions to cut spending. white house officials fired back that the real problem is that republicans only want spending cuts. they don't want to increase taxes, shep. >> shepard: if this stalls again and for instance bond rating gets started again and economy contracts like last time that could have a big effect on this election, ed. >> it could. this fight is supposed to play out after the election. the fact that they are now sparring over it could be a factor in the election. take a look at how important it is
john boehner said no way. there has to be spending cuts to show that washington is getting its business and its fiscal house in order here. the president said no way. and his spokesman jay carney basically said we are at a stand still. take a listen. >> the president's point was we should not hold the full faith and credit of the united states hostage to one party's political agenda. john boehner has perhaps really ratcheted this up by claiming the president has lacked courage in not...
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today, the house speaker john boehner said three years of stimulus spending, tax hikes and excessive government regulations have left us with unemployment that has remained above the 8% or i should say above 8% for 37 consecutive months. but analysts say the jobs report gives stocks a big boost. the dow gained 14 today. nasdaq 18. s&p 5. the white house still cautious about the good news here. >> that's right. they still realize we are not out of the economic poll. mitt -- economic hole. >> didn't mention the report because it was good news. he broadened it out and said it's been 37 months where unemployment has been over 8% just as john boehner did. they are trying to shift the conversation. because over the last three months when you add all of this up, we have now created over 700,000 jobs. that's good news for the president. and he was touting it in virginia today. >> it gives me confidence there are better days ahead. i know it because i would bet on american workers and american know how any day of the week. [ applause ] >> as you noted though, the president was still cautious
today, the house speaker john boehner said three years of stimulus spending, tax hikes and excessive government regulations have left us with unemployment that has remained above the 8% or i should say above 8% for 37 consecutive months. but analysts say the jobs report gives stocks a big boost. the dow gained 14 today. nasdaq 18. s&p 5. the white house still cautious about the good news here. >> that's right. they still realize we are not out of the economic poll. mitt -- economic...
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but now a spokesman for the house majority speaker, john boehner, or i should say the house speaker john boehner is suggesting that the president's decision means his administration may have been involved in either fast and furious itself or in a coverup. with that team fox continues. ed henry live at the white house. the republicans are going after not just the attorney general now. they're going after the president. >> that's right, shep. you put your finger right on it, which is that the heat had been exclusively on holder. now that flame starts pointing at the president because is he personally involved in fast and furious for the first time. let me be clear, it's not that is he necessarily involved in the scandal itself. as you noted at the top, he is -- the president is not shielding documents about the fast and furious gun operation itself. instead, it's about the private deliberations within his administration about how to deal with that scandal. none the less, this presidential involvement allows republics to suggest, look, they're hiding something. take a listen. >> why is the
but now a spokesman for the house majority speaker, john boehner, or i should say the house speaker john boehner is suggesting that the president's decision means his administration may have been involved in either fast and furious itself or in a coverup. with that team fox continues. ed henry live at the white house. the republicans are going after not just the attorney general now. they're going after the president. >> that's right, shep. you put your finger right on it, which is that...
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house speaker john boehner meeting with president obama tonight to try to work out a way to keep the country from falling off the so-called fiscal cliff. their sitdown wrapping up a short time ago. we will take you live back to capitol hill for an update on their progress. plus, former president george h.w. bush has been in the hospital now for weeks. and with christmas coming up, you know he has to be itching to get home. we'll tell you what the doctors are saying about that. stay close. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. look this isn't my first christmas. these deals all seem great at the time... but later... [ shirt ] merry christmas, everybody! not so much. ho ho ho! this isn't that kind of deal. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it
house speaker john boehner meeting with president obama tonight to try to work out a way to keep the country from falling off the so-called fiscal cliff. their sitdown wrapping up a short time ago. we will take you live back to capitol hill for an update on their progress. plus, former president george h.w. bush has been in the hospital now for weeks. and with christmas coming up, you know he has to be itching to get home. we'll tell you what the doctors are saying about that. stay close. ♪ [...
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then you had plan b from john boehner, that failed as well. this is basically plan c. just deal with extending tax cuts for the middle class. deal with unemployment benefits running out for 2 million people and then deal with some small spending cuts. but not deal with the big, big spending cuts on medicare and some of those entitlement programs. that's one thing that frustrates republicans. they think the can is being kicked down on an important piece of this. spending. i can tell you earlier today republican ron lamar said the president is not doing enough. >> we need two words. presidential leadership on not just taxes rich people, we can tax all the rich people and cut their heads up and it wouldn't help the medicare fiscal cliff. we need to do both and the president has to lead it it and if he does i'm ready to work with him and so are a lot of other republicans and democrats. >> lamar alexander demanding presidential leadership but also making that point that it's not just about taxes. it's also about spending, harris. >> harris: you and ed talk about -- you and
then you had plan b from john boehner, that failed as well. this is basically plan c. just deal with extending tax cuts for the middle class. deal with unemployment benefits running out for 2 million people and then deal with some small spending cuts. but not deal with the big, big spending cuts on medicare and some of those entitlement programs. that's one thing that frustrates republicans. they think the can is being kicked down on an important piece of this. spending. i can tell you earlier...
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>> well, you are probably not surprised that house speaker john boehner this morning when he was asked to react to the president's speech last night. even though the president reached out to republicans last night, john boehner said he didn't like what he heard. take a listen. >> i get along with the president fine. i have got a good relationship with him. he is a likeable person. the american people like him. and so the fights that we have are not about personality. it's about the policies that we're dealing with. and a president acted last night like it was his first year in office. somehow thinking that over the last three years maybe he was backpacking around europe. >> and when the president landed here in arizona, he clashed with the republic governor jan brewer. they have sparred before over immigration. you can see from the video they were spotted sort of mixing it up, talking over one another. the president complaining that the governor did not treat him well in her recent book. she says, and told the media, the governor does, that the president walked away before she finished
>> well, you are probably not surprised that house speaker john boehner this morning when he was asked to react to the president's speech last night. even though the president reached out to republicans last night, john boehner said he didn't like what he heard. take a listen. >> i get along with the president fine. i have got a good relationship with him. he is a likeable person. the american people like him. and so the fights that we have are not about personality. it's about the...
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house speaker john boehner said, quote, americans elected president obama to lead, not cast blame. the president's comments to be are ironic as a theme of our negotiations was his unwillingness to agree to anyone that requires him to stand up to his own party. brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to george w. bush, debby dingle from mish michigan to talk about us. deb y the timing of the president's interview seems a bit like taunting. was that the point or something else? >> i don't think it was taunting and i think you continue to see the president throughout the day say we've do the to try to negotiate to get ourself an answer. he has worked and worked with republicans trying to find a solution. i think everybody agrees, i pray everybody agrees, democrats and republicans alike, that not solving this and doing over the fiscal cliff is not an option. that means everybody has to give. etches stating a -- he was stating a fact and reinforced all day today he's working towards finding a solution. >> brad, are the republicans having a sour grapes because they didn't take to the airw
house speaker john boehner said, quote, americans elected president obama to lead, not cast blame. the president's comments to be are ironic as a theme of our negotiations was his unwillingness to agree to anyone that requires him to stand up to his own party. brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to george w. bush, debby dingle from mish michigan to talk about us. deb y the timing of the president's interview seems a bit like taunting. was that the point or something else? >> i don't...
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republicans like john boehner said that shows the u.s. is weak. take a listen. >> i think it's very difficult to have talks with a country around the world who has vowed to do everything but to wipe us off the face of the earth. this is not the kind of environment that i believe can lead to a constructive discussion. >> now, a former senior u.s. official who used to be in the obama administration tells us tonight that in 2009, the administration did send two letters to the iranians to try to reach out for diplomatic talks. obviously, so far, that has not been realized, shep. >> shepard: speaker boehner talking about this showing weakness but the white house is insisting it has a very strong hand here. >> that's right and there's some evidence to back the white house up on that. today, spokesman jay carney pointing out because of u.s. sanctions, european union sanctions, this has put a lot of pressure on iran so if there were any talks, iran would be on the defensive. take a listen. >> we had a situation where iran's economy is clearly suffering fr
republicans like john boehner said that shows the u.s. is weak. take a listen. >> i think it's very difficult to have talks with a country around the world who has vowed to do everything but to wipe us off the face of the earth. this is not the kind of environment that i believe can lead to a constructive discussion. >> now, a former senior u.s. official who used to be in the obama administration tells us tonight that in 2009, the administration did send two letters to the iranians...
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aids say john boehner has sent president obama a new counter offer tonight. it's apparently a response to an offer the white house made yesterday. that was one day after the president and the speaker met one on one at the white house. of course three weeks from today automatic tax hikes and spending cuts kick in if they can't come to deal. jim angle is following late developments from our washington newsroom. there have been a lot of them in just the last 30 minutes. >> i will say, shep. the clock, of course, as you indicated is clicking louder. not clear if we had real progress or just movement. president and speaker boehner did talk by phone tonight after white house offer monday and counter offer from boehner about which his office said quote we sent the white house a counter offer that would achieve tax and entitlement reform to solve our loom being debt crisis and create more miner jobs. the statement also reit raided, however, what speaker boehner and others said earlier today. listen. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spends c
aids say john boehner has sent president obama a new counter offer tonight. it's apparently a response to an offer the white house made yesterday. that was one day after the president and the speaker met one on one at the white house. of course three weeks from today automatic tax hikes and spending cuts kick in if they can't come to deal. jim angle is following late developments from our washington newsroom. there have been a lot of them in just the last 30 minutes. >> i will say, shep....
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. >> the bottom line tonight is that white house officials are telling me unless john boehner admits that basically the president won the election, and that, in fact, taxes have to go up, in terms of tax rates have to go up on the rich, the president is prepared to see the nation go off the fiscal cliff, shep. >> shepard: what's the thinking on whether they can actually come together at some point here, ed? >> right now it's pretty dim. if you look at what speaker john boehner said in that exclusive interview with our own chris wallace on "fox news sunday." he said right now there are nowhere in these talks. other serious republicans like lindsey graham says he thinks we are edging closer to closer to this just being in calamity. >> i think we are going over the cliff. it's pretty clear to me that they made a political calculation. >> he believes we are likely to go of 00 cliff now. the bottom line is tonight the president is hosting congressional leaders for this congressional ball. basically a black tie holiday party. maybe they will start talking about compromise but so far none i
. >> the bottom line tonight is that white house officials are telling me unless john boehner admits that basically the president won the election, and that, in fact, taxes have to go up, in terms of tax rates have to go up on the rich, the president is prepared to see the nation go off the fiscal cliff, shep. >> shepard: what's the thinking on whether they can actually come together at some point here, ed? >> right now it's pretty dim. if you look at what speaker john boehner...
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today house speaker john boehner said it was necessary because sports men and the u.s. are, quote, under attack. majority leader eric cantor added this. >> what the bill is about, it's about taking steps to ensure that hunters hunter sportsman has the right to pursue the recreation that they want. this is a bill that is a bipartisan effort coming from our sports men caucus. >> it also contain as provision that blocks the e.p.a. in its efforts to regulate led found in ammunition and fishing tackle, shep. >> shepard: critics, shannon, are already talking about unintended consequences and the damage they say this bill could do. you are right? democrat raoul led this effort to defeat this bill. he said hunters already have 700 million acres of federal land they can access. this bill was made for a problem that doesn't exist. he worries about the threat to hikers and other visitors to national parks. here is a bit of what he had to say. >> this bill is not designed to improve the quality of our public lands or public recreation. rather, it is another in a string of legislati
today house speaker john boehner said it was necessary because sports men and the u.s. are, quote, under attack. majority leader eric cantor added this. >> what the bill is about, it's about taking steps to ensure that hunters hunter sportsman has the right to pursue the recreation that they want. this is a bill that is a bipartisan effort coming from our sports men caucus. >> it also contain as provision that blocks the e.p.a. in its efforts to regulate led found in ammunition and...
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that's the quote today from speaker of the house john boehner about the battle over the so-called fiscal cliff. that's the combination, of course, of spending cuts and exexpiring tax breaks set to kick in about a month from now. economists say it could cause another recession. today, the president visited a toy factory in pennsylvania to make his case for his plan. he is asking americans to pressure congress to extend tax cuts for the middle class right now. in fact, extend tax cuts for everybody for the first $250,000 of income. so the families won't have to worry about a new year's day tax hike. republic leaders say letting the tax cuts expire on income of more than $250,000 would hurt small businesses and, as they call them. job creators. let's get to ed henry who is with us from the white house tonight. president says the election proved most americans are on board with this plan. >> that's right. he, without using the word thinks he he basically has a mandate. even though the election is over, he is out campaigning for this again because he thinks there is a dead lock here in washin
that's the quote today from speaker of the house john boehner about the battle over the so-called fiscal cliff. that's the combination, of course, of spending cuts and exexpiring tax breaks set to kick in about a month from now. economists say it could cause another recession. today, the president visited a toy factory in pennsylvania to make his case for his plan. he is asking americans to pressure congress to extend tax cuts for the middle class right now. in fact, extend tax cuts for...
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just yesterday the house speaker john boehner sent a memo to fellow republicans instructing them not to spike the ball should the ruling fall in their favor. and while we do not know how the ruling will effect any of us or each of us, we do have a sense of how it could effect a major sticking point the national deficit. the nonpartisan congressional budget office keeps track of the nation's finances. look at this, chart. according to the cbo, if the court only strikes down the individual mandate, which requires every american to have insurance. the deficit would increase by $282 billion by 2021. however, if the court strikes down the whole law, the deficit would increase by 210 billion over the same period. doug mckelway is live in washington this evening. doug? >> shep, those deficit numbers which you pointed out seem to reaffirm what some critics of the healthcare law have been saying rather than save costs the affordable care act has been increasing health costs. >> no serious observer believes that obama care is going to reduce healthcare cost. increased the cost of health insura
just yesterday the house speaker john boehner sent a memo to fellow republicans instructing them not to spike the ball should the ruling fall in their favor. and while we do not know how the ruling will effect any of us or each of us, we do have a sense of how it could effect a major sticking point the national deficit. the nonpartisan congressional budget office keeps track of the nation's finances. look at this, chart. according to the cbo, if the court only strikes down the individual...
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earlier today house speaker john boehner struck a more cooperative tone. >> republicans are committed to continuing to work with the president to come to an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. it's one of the reasons why we believe that we put revenue on the table as long as it's accompanied by serious spending cuts. to avert this crisis. >> now, to be fair, speaker boehner did not want to lay out a bunch of spending cuts on camera, at least. he says he will save those discussions, those negotiations for his talks with the president. shep. >> shepard: those are always behind closed doors, those spending cut talks. mike emanuel at the rotunda at the russell building. thanks. if you win tonight's power ball jackpot you can stop worrying about anything washington does go. out and buy your own country and make your own laws. tonight's jackpot is now $550 million. that's a record for power ball and the second highest lottery jackpot ever in our country. lottery officials say tickets are selling at a rate of, get this: 130,000 tickets per minute. and a lot of people say they alre
earlier today house speaker john boehner struck a more cooperative tone. >> republicans are committed to continuing to work with the president to come to an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. it's one of the reasons why we believe that we put revenue on the table as long as it's accompanied by serious spending cuts. to avert this crisis. >> now, to be fair, speaker boehner did not want to lay out a bunch of spending cuts on camera, at least. he says he will save those...
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earlier this week house speaker john boehner offered his position. this afternoon it was the president's turn. they have got some ground to cover to get a deal done. the white house says americans voted tuesday for tax increases on the wealthy. boehner says he is open to more revenue from taxpayers if it's part of an overhaul to the entire tax code. there are way to get this done. it's likely going to take weeks of high level negligencations and they begin at the white white house next w, harris. >> harris: what is this doing to the markets our 401(k)'s? >> u.s. markets just wrapped worst week since june. much of it because of concerns about the fiscal cliff. it takes half a trillion dollars out of the economy next year alone through spending cuts and tax increases. analysts say it would likely lead to another recession. today, the major indices managed only slight gain. the dow jones industrial average rose 4. the nasdaq settled up 9. the s&p increased 2. all three dropped at least 2% for the week. harris? >> harris: rich edson, thank you very much.
earlier this week house speaker john boehner offered his position. this afternoon it was the president's turn. they have got some ground to cover to get a deal done. the white house says americans voted tuesday for tax increases on the wealthy. boehner says he is open to more revenue from taxpayers if it's part of an overhaul to the entire tax code. there are way to get this done. it's likely going to take weeks of high level negligencations and they begin at the white white house next w,...
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this is the pursuit of perfection. >> john: john boehner paying another visit to president obama at the white house. with 15 days to go 'til we are set to plunge off the so-called fiscal cliff, he's offering to let tax cuts expire for people making more than a million dollars a year. but the president is demanding a rate hike on income of more than 250,000. the white house and congress cannot cut a deal, tax cuts expire for everybody two weeks from tomorrow. mike emmanuel is live on capitol hill. mike, what can you tell us about this meeting between the speaker and the president? >> john, they kept a pretty good lid on it. not much information. but that may be a good sign. speaker boehner did not speak to reporters when he returned to capitol hill after a 45-minute white house meeting with president obama late this morning. the key moment in talks may have come friday when speaker boehner offered to raise taxes on those making more than a million dollars. we know the white house has wanted to increase taxes on people making more than $250,000. the associated press moments ago came out w
this is the pursuit of perfection. >> john: john boehner paying another visit to president obama at the white house. with 15 days to go 'til we are set to plunge off the so-called fiscal cliff, he's offering to let tax cuts expire for people making more than a million dollars a year. but the president is demanding a rate hike on income of more than 250,000. the white house and congress cannot cut a deal, tax cuts expire for everybody two weeks from tomorrow. mike emmanuel is live on...
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told the house speaker john boehner. attorney general's holder response to the investigation, "does not constitute a crime." officials say "fast and furious" was supposed to track thousands of guns from the u.s. drug cartel in mexico. but investigators say the feds did not track many of those weapons and two of them turned up at the scene of the murder at the u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. republicans say they are not surprised by the justice department decision. >> that is right. that is why they also voted on a civil contempt resolution. that way republicans investigating "fast and furious" can get lawyers to file civil suits try and force the department of justice to hand over the documents. here is a key house republican on where things stand. >> it is a shame that the attorney general in the white house, the obama administration is putting the country through this. putting the brian terry family threw this. this can be totally avoided and stop if they just provide the doc
told the house speaker john boehner. attorney general's holder response to the investigation, "does not constitute a crime." officials say "fast and furious" was supposed to track thousands of guns from the u.s. drug cartel in mexico. but investigators say the feds did not track many of those weapons and two of them turned up at the scene of the murder at the u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. republicans say they are not surprised by...
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john boehner gave an eagle scout the honor of flipping that switch. >> 3,
john boehner gave an eagle scout the honor of flipping that switch. >> 3,
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john boehner, the speaker of the house had a breakfast with some of us this morning. and he said that this president has been in campaign mode since last labor day. and that this speech was written in part by his campaign. he said the president is going to try to portray it as if this is year 1. not year 3. actually, now going into year 4 of this administration. he said he is playing the role of rick vanwinkle that gives you a sense of how much the political battle lines have already been drawn before this speech is even being given. >> shepard: what should we expect from the president tonight? what does he hope to accomplish? i know we talked about a sense of renewal and that things are getting better. how do you get there? >> i think the first thing exactly as you put your point on it is he is going to talk up the country. is he going to say things are getting better. they are getting better in terms of energy production. they are getting better in terms of economic recovery. they are getting better in the sense that the stories that he has been this huge regulator
john boehner, the speaker of the house had a breakfast with some of us this morning. and he said that this president has been in campaign mode since last labor day. and that this speech was written in part by his campaign. he said the president is going to try to portray it as if this is year 1. not year 3. actually, now going into year 4 of this administration. he said he is playing the role of rick vanwinkle that gives you a sense of how much the political battle lines have already been drawn...
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and today the house speaker john boehner told our greta van susteren he agrees. >> all i know is that t is going to put american lives in danger and is going to has disclosed some of our methods of operation which our adversaries don't need to know. i think a more independent council would have been a more appropriate way to proceed. >> shepard: last night the commander of u.s. special operations forces also warned the could put lives in danger. organizing and executing the raid that led to the death of usama bin laden. the admiral almost never speaks in public. this video was streaming so the quality isn't perfect. look. >> we need to do the best we can to clamp down on it because sooner or later it is going to cost people their lives or going to cost us our national security. >> here is what president obama has to say about these leaks last month. >> the notion the notion that my white house would purposely release classified national security information is offensive. it's wrong. >> the president last month. now let's get to ed henry at the white house tonight. ed, is there a shift
and today the house speaker john boehner told our greta van susteren he agrees. >> all i know is that t is going to put american lives in danger and is going to has disclosed some of our methods of operation which our adversaries don't need to know. i think a more independent council would have been a more appropriate way to proceed. >> shepard: last night the commander of u.s. special operations forces also warned the could put lives in danger. organizing and executing the raid...
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it will be john boehner the speaker of the house, the republic majority there. the democratic majority in the senate. mitt romney is not of washington and he will be on the outside of that debate. >> shepard: carl cammeron in boston tonight. boeing will slash jobs as part of a restructuring of its defense division. it's a big change for the pentagon's second largest supplier. in all boeing is cutting 30% of management jobs from 2010 levels. the chief executive of boeing defense says these cuts will save the company an additional 1.6 billion over the next few years. he added and i quote: we are raising the bar higher because our market challenges and opportunities require it. and our customers needs demand it. if you are planning to fly this thanksgiving, prices packed flights and long lines. that's from airline industry trade group which reports some 24 million travelers should hit the skies over the holiday up from last year and that flights will be around 90% full at peek travel times. what a joy. no kids crying. that would be a thanksgiving record if it happe
it will be john boehner the speaker of the house, the republic majority there. the democratic majority in the senate. mitt romney is not of washington and he will be on the outside of that debate. >> shepard: carl cammeron in boston tonight. boeing will slash jobs as part of a restructuring of its defense division. it's a big change for the pentagon's second largest supplier. in all boeing is cutting 30% of management jobs from 2010 levels. the chief executive of boeing defense says these...
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aides say president obama spoke with the house speaker john boehner and the senate majority leader harry reid over the weekend. and the president is confident they can work out some sort of agreement. mike emanuel on fox top story live in the d.c. newsroom tonight. mike, it looks like some republicans are changing their tunes. >> shep, republicans say they favor both major spending cuts and additional revenue from tax reform with lower tax rates. the pledge you mentioned is identified with americans for tax reforms grover norquist who has gotten many republicans to promise they won't vote to raise taxes. south carolina senator lindsey graham is pushing back saying capping deductions would help generate revenue. the top republic on the senate budget committee explained graham's position. >> he is conditioning any tax increase on fixing these programs, social security and medicare, particularly in making sure that they are sound for the future. so that's lindsey's position. and he has talked about accepting revenue to accomplish that goal. >> republicans continue saying they don't want to
aides say president obama spoke with the house speaker john boehner and the senate majority leader harry reid over the weekend. and the president is confident they can work out some sort of agreement. mike emanuel on fox top story live in the d.c. newsroom tonight. mike, it looks like some republicans are changing their tunes. >> shep, republicans say they favor both major spending cuts and additional revenue from tax reform with lower tax rates. the pledge you mentioned is identified...